Davidson seeks reelection to Ohio's 8th Congressional District

Rep. Warren Davidson, a Republican representing Ohio's 8th Congressional District since 2016, is seeking reelection in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

He faces Democrat Vanessa Enoch.

Davidson won a special election in June 2016 to fill the vacancy left by Speaker John Boehner, according to Legis1.

Candidate information

Party: Republican
Office sought: U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio 8th Congressional District
Education: Bachelor's degree in American history and mechanical engineering, United States Military Academy at West Point (1995); MBA, University of Notre Dame (2005)
Family: Davidson says on his congressional biography that he and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 30 years and have two adult children

Experience and public service

Davidson enlisted in the Army after high school as an infantryman, according to his congressional biography. As part of the 3rd Infantry Division, he was stationed in Germany, Davidson said. He served as an infantry officer from 1995 to 2000, according to BallotReady.

After leaving the military, Davidson worked as director of operations at West Troy from 2000 to 2002, then founded Yasotay, where he served as an entrepreneur and investor from 2002 to 2016, according to BallotReady.

Davidson served as a trustee in Concord Township before entering Congress, according to Legis1. He sits on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

He chairs the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, according to Legis1.

On the issues

Davidson has stated these positions, according to BallotReady.

Economy and taxes: Davidson said he opposes the income tax and favors taxing consumption with exclusions for food, clothing, shelter and health care. He said he supports auditing the Federal Reserve and separating its regulatory functions from monetary policy. He said he opposes any reduction in Social Security benefits for current recipients but would raise the retirement age, improve investing alternatives and change withholdings for people under 25.

Health care: Davidson said he wants to require providers and pharmacies to publicly disclose all net prices they accept as full payment. He said he supports requiring one bill per visit to eliminate surprise billing, making health savings accounts available to all people and ending the antitrust exemption for health insurance companies.

Immigration: Davidson said he favors construction of a border wall and other necessary infrastructure on the border. He said employers should be required to use E-Verify. He said state and federal funds should be denied to entities not in compliance with immigration laws.

Guns: Davidson said he opposes gun control measures including red flag laws, expanded restrictions on lawful transfers and magazine bans. He said restrictions should be limited to people convicted of prior gun crimes, those lawfully adjudicated mentally dangerous to themselves or others, and non-citizens.

Abortion: Davidson said he believes human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage. He said he opposes abortion and that abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds.